单词 | smother |
释义 | smother/ˈsmʌðə(r) ||; ˈsmʌðɚ/verb[t] 1. smother sb (with sth) to kill sb by covering his/her face so that he/she cannot breathe 使窒息而死: ◇she was smothered with a pillow. 她被人用枕头闷死。 2. smother sth/sb in/with sth to cover sth/sb with too much of sth (过量地把某物)覆盖于…上;厚厚地覆盖 3. to stop a feeling, etc from being expressed 抑制感受等 4. to stop sth burning by covering it 闷熄: ◇to smother the flames with a blanket 用毯子把火焰闷熄 smothersee ⇨ burn 4 ⇨ fire 5 smoth·er /`smʌðə; ˈsmʌðə/v [t] 1. to kill someone by putting something over their face so that they cannot breathe 使窒息,把…闷死 2. to put a large amount of a substance onto something 厚厚地覆盖:◇smother sth with/in sth a cake smothered with chocolate 厚厚地盖了一层巧克力的蛋糕 3. to express your feelings for someone so strongly that your relationship cannot develop normally[爱得太强烈]使受不了:◇he's a nice guy, but he tries to completely smother me. 他是个好人,只是他爱得让我受不了。 4. to hide your feelings 压抑[情感],抑制,忍住:◇she tried hard to smother her anger. 她努力压住怒火。 5. to make a fire stop burning by preventing air from reaching it 把[火]闷熄,闷灭 |
随便看 |
|
英汉双解词典收录171353条英汉汉英双解翻译词条,基本涵盖了全部常用单词的读音、翻译及用法,是英语学习的有利工具。